Never knowingly undersolved
This seemed to be a standard Azed puzzle with excellent clues and the usual mix of everyday and obscure vocabulary in the grid. There was a good mix of clue … Read more >>
Not so dreadful though dreadfully showed up at least twice as an anagrind. In fact, rather a gentle Azed that, other than all the French and Scots and Spenserisms, is a good … Read more >>
It took me a little casting about to find an easy entry into this puzzle, but once started, it fell into place handily.
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, This certainly was an Everyman for everyman! So there should be no silly squabbles this week, please. At first glance I instantly solved 12ac, 20ac, 24ac, 6dn, 19dn … Read more >>
As usual an efficient production from Azed. I don’t seem to have said much about a succession of clues where the words in both the clue and the answer are not, to say the least, everyday, … Read more >>
I found this one a bit tougher than your usual Everyman. It’s all clearly indicated as always, so perhaps it was just me having a bit of an off day. There were as … Read more >>
I was wondering whether there might be some kind of special for this, as the first round(ish) number since 2000 and happening to coincide with a competition week, but it turned out to … Read more >>
Nick: Fairly easy Azed this week, 5/10 for me. This was a tale of two halves, the top half going in very quickly, with the bottom half following at a slower (but still quick) … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, It took me a while to get started on this weeks offering. First two in were 9ac and 14dn. Once I got started everything fell into place. Favourites … Read more >>
An easier than usual puzzle this week, which I completed in just over an hour and a half, although I am still puzzled by the wordplay to 9 down. It’s a 13 by … Read more >>
The puzzle includes one or two things which might be less well known to some, but I do not see any great difficulties. Across 1. One unable to cope with everyday life in … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning all, Nice easy stroll this week with nothing too taxing. Favourites this week, 3dn 27ac. Big thank you to Everyman. Across 1. Food I fed to soldiers, a Chinese dish (4,4) … Read more >>
The preamble stated: "Each couplet contains both a definition (one or more words) and a mixture of the letters (beginning at the beginning or ending at the end of a word in the … Read more >>
More than our usual share of compound anagrams — not that I have any statistical justification for claiming that. My BRB is getting the worse for the wear… so I rely more and … Read more >>
Another Sunday, another fine Everyman puzzle. ‘What’s new?’ I hear you say. Well, for this solver, a meaning of a familiar word that I’d never come across before. A day that goes by … Read more >>